Our | Team
Bill Quek
Managing Director
Bill Quek is the visionary leader of our creative house. A position he has held since 1993, when he was passed on the torch of running Instant Replay Productions from founder, Robert James Herbert, a veteran filmmaker from Australia. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]With steadfast determination, Bill built Instant Replay to what it is today, helping to establish our core values of Integrity, Responsibility and Professionalism based on his own believes in life. His philosophy and approach to life can be summed up in one sentence, “One of the best ways to succeed at anything you choose to do is to help others become successful.”
Bill is also a hands-on guy in whatever he pursues. At Instant Replay, he has accumulated a vast amount of experience in handling camerawork, editing and his personal passion, 3D animation. His dedication to constantly honing his skills and ability to give his 100% comes from his other passion, Martial arts. Bill holds a black belt in Ki Aikido and is an official instructor in People’s Association. Even though he is a trainer who has reached an advanced level, he never stops to continuously improve himself. The same discipline he brings to our industry. He constantly upgrades his skills and keeps abreast with the media industry’s evolving technology. He also readily shares his knowledge and skills with his team members.[/show_more]
Selvam Dass
Senior Producer/Scriptwriter
It is not about how you write, it is about how you think. This statement sums up Selvam’s uncanny ability to pen words that resonate impeccably with any given audience. His strong affair with storytelling goes back more than thirty years when his composition won first prize at the inter-schools level. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]He was then asked to perform the daunting task of presenting his magnum opus to crowd of a thousand (rather rambunctious youths at an assembly hall. Nevertheless, there in front of a hyper audience, he discovered another innate ability – the power to communicate. His oratory skills served him well to keep the audience listening. Since then he never looked back. In 1999, he graduated with a Diploma in Mass Communications from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. That year he collaborated with Theatreworks’ Director Ong Keng Sen to produce a documentary feature – The Flying Circus Project. In 2004, his movie <A Wicked Tale> which he produced and co-directed made its world premiere in the prestigious ‘34th International Film Festival Rotterdam’. It also won the Gold Award at the prestigious 38th WorldFest – Houston Film Festival. Today, Selvam is experienced in the areas of producing, directing, scripting, conceptualizing and post-production with us at Instant Replay.
Selvam’s modus operandi: It is not about how you write, it is about how you think.[/show_more]
Muhammad Hafiz
Senior Producer/DP
The true measure of success is when you whole heartedly help others to succeed. This noble belief from Hafiz‘s treasure chest of adages, is in fact an embodiment of our Credo. At the turn of the new millennium, Hafiz joined Instant Replay as a cinematographer. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]A graduate with a diploma in Film, Sound & Video from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Hafiz quickly forayed into various disciplines of our medium, working hard in many roles, from a cameraperson to post-production work.He even ventured into music composition. He takes pride in taking up different duties and never to shirk away from additional responsibilities. He believes that in any undertaking, no matter big or small, we must give our best, with our skills, knowledge and expertise and above all, our heart.
Hafiz’s modus operandi: The true measure of success is when you whole heartedly help others to succeed.[/show_more]
Raffi Khan
Producer/Director
A vindictive tycoon. A materialistic surgeon. A humble pilot. What do they have in common? Raffi Khan.
A veteran actor who has been influential in the Malay broadcast industry for more than 30 years, Raffi Khan began his career as a dramatic actor in 1984. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]After a stint in Kuala Lumpur acting in dramas, he came back to Singapore and was quickly casted in one of Singapore’s longest running drama series ‘Gelora’ consisting of 160 episodes. As a natural progression, Raffi got into directing and subsequently produced several shorts and a feature film in 2015. At Instant Replay, Raffi plays an instrumental role in directing content. With decades of experience working as a team player, Raffi believes in contributing whole-heartedly with his skills and knowledge in the success of each production, big and small.
Raffi’s modus operandi: It’s not enough to be just seen and heard, but to be understood.[/show_more]
Rafael Bonifacio
Chief Animator
Rafael, the master renaissance artist he is not. Nevertheless, Rafael is our very own 21st century artist, with a gift for creating 2D/3D digital art in all its glory. Be it short format commercials featuring FMCPs or long format TV programmes that is recognized globally, Rafael’s love for 2D/3D animation knows no bounds. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”] His keen interest in animation propelled him to undertake training on Japanese animation in Tokyo, Japan. He has worked on various well known projects such as Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball Z, X-Men, Transformers and Romance of Three Kingdoms to name a few.
Rafael’s list of achievements includes being invited to be a judge for a contest to design and animate for AXN Animexion. He also worked as the character designer for “Sing to the Dawn” a 3D project by Frameworks Pte Ltd and Raintree Pictures. More recently he worked on the critically acclaimed anime feature film titled “Tatsumi”.
At Instant Replay, Rafael holds the fort as the lead animator for our animation division. Together with our team of specialists, Rafael extends his expertise in creating 2D/3D animation for various government as well as commercial endeavours.[/show_more]
David Sim
Marketing Manager
David has honed his creative, analytical and problem solving skills to provide customers with cutting edge marketing solutions. He began his career in 1990 multi-tasking in the areas of sourcing, purchasing and marketing of electronic and commercial products to cater to Russian clients. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Within a few years, David rose to ranks and began managing sales and marketing teams for major government and commercial clientele such as MacDonald’s Singapore, the MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) and HDB (Housing Development Board).
His accomplishments include generating more than US$ 1 million sales turnover in less than 6 months for a local marketing firm as well as securing 50% market share for the distribution of computer hardware in the 2nd year for an Electronics firm
In 2005, David joined Dynamic Shades Pte Ltd, a company dealing with window film. His versatility has allowed him to adapt quickly with another film industry, video production at Instant Replay. David is now currently overlooking the marketing for both companies.
His keen insights as well as establishing marketing strategies has been invaluable to us as we continually evolve to serve our customers.[/show_more]
Joshua Jang
3D Artist/Graphics Designer
We fondly call him an alchemist, an after effects alchemist to be precise. Joshua is an avid animator who has a penchant for digital art. From abstract illustrations, 2D / 3D animations to visual effects compositing, Joshua has built a strong foundation in animating anything from lifelike characters to satellite cities. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]Joshua found his calling early in his life. At the age of five when his father bought him a pen, and told him that the pen is mightier than the sword, Joshua picked up his paintbrush and replied to his father, the paintbrush is mightier than the pen. Today, the stylus has replaced the brush. But his passion for creating art remains unwaivered.
Joshua’s modus operandi: Art has no boundaries.[/show_more]
Gerald Choy
Animator/Aerial Drone Specialist
Gerald graduated from Republic Polytechnic with a Diploma in Information Technology. Since then he pursued his strong interest in 2D and 3D animation. He cultivated his interest by taking up and graduating from SAE with a Diploma in Screen. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]Gerald today is proficient in animation and editing softwares which include Maya, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator. He is a pro-active, hands-on, hardworking team player who is keen to learn new things and is motivated to achieve goals. Your goals.
Gerald’s modus operandi: My goal. Achieving yours.[/show_more]
Jessica Chong
Producer
Jessica is a Chinese movie buff who loves watching romance and family dramas. Her added skills in the Mandarin language gives her an edge in reaching out to our customers. Since young she has scored very well in her linguistic as well as written skills, and has shown exceptional promise. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]Encouraged by her teacher at the tender age 15, Jessica wrote her very own Chinese feature script based on her love for Korean dramas. Jessica is also hardworking and treasures every opportunity she gets in exercising her skills. She takes pride in her work and never shirks away from additional responsibilities.
Her passion for the media industry found it’s calling when she was selected to be part of Channel U’s Variety Show ‘Let’s Talk 3 and 4’, as well as Channel U’s Testube 3. As she navigated her way through the ranks, it became apparent that her skills will prove invaluable to the industry as well as us at Instant Replay. Her care and quick response to the client’s need has helped garner positive feedback from customers.[/show_more]
Hyrul Khairudin
Producer/Videographer
Hyrul’s passion for filmmaking is inextricably linked to his love of music. As the front man for local band HOYL , Hyrul plays the lead guitar and lends his sublime vocals to its irreverent tunes . His interest in the broadcast medium began when he embarked on producing music videos for his band. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]In pursuit of this valuable interest, he enrolled in Republic Polytechnic’s New Media course and excelled in the areas of visual conceptualization, music composition and post-production. The knowledge and skills that he has acquired allows him to visualize a story with pure music. Today, as a versatile videographer, editor and musical composer at Instant Replay, Hyrul harnesses his acute understanding of the audio visual paradigm to produce videos that speak to an audience receptive to progressive ideas.[/show_more]
Nizamuddin Nordin
Visual Effects Artist
Nizam is a multi talented individual with a keen interest in animation, music and character design. At the tender age of 13, he became fascinated with comics and began sketching his own characters over the years. But it wasn’t enough for him. He wanted to bring his characters to life, out of his imagination, to a medium where one can see and hear his characters in action. This led to him pursue and achieve a diploma in 3D modelling and animation through the Workforce Skills and Qualification Programme.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Upon graduation, he began his career in the 3D animation paradigm, working for animation houses. With career taking flight, he discovered a new found interest – the art of visuals effects. Everything that goes into making a scene more dramatic – smoke, explosions, fire, you name it. He began dabbling with After Effects and Smoke to develop his new found interest and became quite naturally proficient in them. With his arsenal of skills, Nizam joined Instant Replay as a visual effects artist – our very own After Effects Architect of Destruction we call him. To date, he has contributed to numerous productions that involve 2D/3D effects compositing on live action like fire, smoke and even particles for underwater sequences.
Nizam’s adept skills as an artist, coupled with his ability to maintain a high level of professionalism at work makes him a valuable addition to our company. He meets deadlines without compromising on quality, standards and risking good relationship with our peers, stakeholders and clients.[/show_more]
Chong Yee Luan
Editor & Assistant Producer
You often see her sporting a stylish getup, or conversing heartily with her co-workers.
Yee Luan, or Edan as we call her, is a jovial individual and also the youngest in our Instant Replay Team. She developed a strong passion in film-making at an early age prior to graduating with a Diploma in Digital Film Production from the Singapore Audio Engineering Institute (SAE). Having garnered multiple experiences from freelancing and her creative projects in school, it enabled her to be flexible in taking up light-weight to heavy-weight projects. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Currently at Instant Replay, she holds the role of a Videographer as well as an Editor, working on for various projects with professionalism and a keen eye for creative details. Edan has proved herself to be a great team-player when it comes to the real deal.[/show_more]
Nurisham
Editor & Videographer
Isham grew up with a love for sports, and enjoys Soccer, Silat and Hockey. He has competed in Silat competitions and was even awarded 1st runner up. With an enthusiasm to take on challenges, he yearns to be able to skydive one day. As part of our Instant Replay Team, Isham brings to our table his experience in Digital Animation, Videography & Editing.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Young and dedicated, Isham works efficiently with the tasks given and never compromises what he has on hand. He enjoys being around with people who pushes and inspires him in the pursuit of excellence. He believes that every challenge is an opportunity for growth.[/show_more]
Jennifer Soh
Scriptwriter, Producer
Jennifer completed her Master’s Degree in Communication (Screen Studies) back in 2013 from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the Bachelor of Arts (Japan Studies Programme) in 2010 from the University of Malaya (UM). Ever since, she has been actively involved in film making and acting. She started in the journey of poetry since 14 and she aspires to be a film novelist. She is the producer, scriptwriter and director of her own short film titled Pewarna Tarianku [The Colour of My Dance] (2012) and winner of the Jury Prize in the Experimental Genre of the 2nd Creative Visual Awards 2012 in USM.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Along with her Screen Production course mates, she has taken on several roles – in acting, translating, as well as co-writing for several projects during her time of studying for her master’s degree. She has also narrated, acted in plays, and emceed on the stage since 2003. Today, she is an author and poet of her first novel, “Of Roses and Gerberas” (writing years of 2011-2014) published under Partridge Singapore, a local publishing firm. At Instant Replay, Jennifer plays a pivotal role in conceptualizing and script-writing for short films, animation works and corporate videos.[/show_more]
Wee Teng
Multi-Media Artist & Animator
Wee Teng has always had an interest in animation since young. Fascinated with the moving characters on screen, she soon gained the dream to not just experience the work as a viewer but also as a creator. She wanted to create her own stories that invoke thoughts and emotions powerfully. This eventually led to her obtaining a Diploma in Character Animation.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Currently at Instant Replay, Wee Teng is a dedicated Multi-Media Artist and Animator, using her experience to work in different scopes of projects given. She strives to go for an extra mile of the things she does, ensuring a good relationship with her clients. She has a dream of allowing her creativity to touch lives in ways and she is working towards it.[/show_more]
Nikki Jon Bal
Senior 2D Animator
Nikki is a Bachelor’s degree holder and a certified Professional 2D Animator. At an early age, he was exposed to handling multiple projects. His passion in the Animation field led him to be involved in various projects as a freelancer for a couple of years — His clients include WayForward and UK’s Morphline Pictures Ltd, to mention a few.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
Currently at Instant Replay, Nikki focuses on 2D animation – contributing heavily with his creativity and dynamic personality. His never-say-die spirit creates a positive atmosphere and motivates our fellow animators. And by the way, speaking of special skills, he’s also a magician! Yeah you read it right, he’s still practicing this during his spare time – of what little he has. Being young and pro active, Nikki stands firm to his values and beliefs – ‘To not just dream big, instead, dream a little then strive to make it bigger'[/show_more]
Nicholas Tan
3D Artist & Animator
A certified pyrotechnician with a passion for video games and all things 3-D.
Nicholas graduated from Laselle, in the diploma in Animation Arts. He has since ventured into the world of 3D Animation. It all started with an interest in animation that sprung onto a exciting journey that he never once regretted.[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
At Instant Replay, Nicholas often challenges himself to take up various scopes of work, always pushing himself to the best he can bring to the team. His knowledge, wits and creativity allows him to explore new frontiers and value-add to the clients better. [/show_more]
Xu Wei Shan
Video Editor
Meet the persona of visual creativity that goes beyond colours and designs. A video editor like no other, she has the pair of eyes and ears as well as a cheerful disposition that appreciate and resuscitate the values, dimensions, and proportions of art. Introducing Weishan, whom we call her Esther, a graduate in the Diploma in Sonic Arts from the Republic Polytechnic (RP).[show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
As learning knows no boundaries, she chose to pick up a video editing module during her studies. Her interests and skills grew as she went on to edit her friends’ videos and undergo a 9-month internship of video editing and production in order to gain experience. Coming aboard to Instant Replay, with her knowledge in sound, she has gradually honed her skillsets in video editing and dabbled into various aspects such as web content, photography, and graphic design. She hopes that one day she will be able to produce videos, which will impact the community in a visually creative and meaningful manner. In her own words, “Nothing is too difficult to overcome in life, as long as you keep on trying.”[/show_more]
Erwin Tan
Videographer & Video Editor
His vision is comparable to an eagle’s – as far as the eyes can see, as sharp as you want them to be. His mind is focused on mapping out the shots and scenes even before he begins filming and editing. Juice both up together, there go his skillful hands that are quickly synced on the go as a creative powerhouse. Introducing our one and only MacGyver, the Editor and Cinematographer, Erwin Tan. [show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
When he was a student getting the hold of a camera, it was the revelation that shaped him to the visual communication expert he is today. His passion and expertise in the art side of filmmaking immensely grew from 2014 after his graduation in the Diploma in Digital Film & Television from Temasek Polytechnic. Once a freelancer with Instant Replay, he is now a committed and dedicated full-timer fulfilling every client’s needs tirelessly. In his own words, “Filmmaking is a trait, where it constantly requires experimenting over and over again.” Be impressed and you’re in his good hands.[/show_more]
Muhammad Fitri
Video Editor & Aerial Drone Specialist
Monitor, check. Keyboard, check. Headset, check. Just give him these three things and he’ll stay put at his workstation without a sound. That’s our Producer/Video Editor by the name of Fitri, a man garnered with the full force of adrenaline and perseverance in all that he does. Don’t be fooled by his seriousness at work for he’s a knowledgeable chatterbox off working hours and he might just surprise you with his cowboy look![show_more more=”Read More” less=”Read Less”]
He wasn’t in the media industry until he took up a freelance job as a cameraman the same year, 2012 when he graduated with the Diploma in Character Animation from the ArtFusion Media School. A decade before, he majored in computing, which enabled him to explore the world of electronics. While filming a seminar of 2 hours in the mosque, his interest in video making developed progressively after 6 months. He also kept his options open that once his friend taught him on editing, he gave his best try to venture into wedding videos. With Instant Replay, besides presently focusing on how to operate a drone as a drone pilot, he is also proficient in video editing, videography, 3D animation, sound operating, and lighting. “Try to reach for the star and even if you fall, you’ll still land on the moon,” the words of wisdom that he profoundly expresses–the confidence of skills, faith, and purpose in life.[/show_more]